American University

One of just two in men's basketball program history to earn Associated Press honorable mention All-America honors, Derrick Mercer was also the 2009 Patriot League Player of the Year. He led the Eagles to back-to-back Patriot League titles in 2008 and 2009, and was an All-PL First Team selection as a senior after earning second team honors as a junior. Mercer was a standout from the beginning, and was named the Patriot League's Rookie of the Year as a freshman in 2006. He ranks 23rd all-time in program history with 1,285 career points, and second in career assists with 524. Mercer's 44.6 percent three-point shooting accuracy ranks fifth on the season list, his 124 games played is still tied for third all-time and his 122 career starts ranks second all-time.

In 2015, Mercer was named to the Patriot League's 25th Anniversary Team along with teammate and fellow inductee Garrison Carr. Mercer graduated with a bachelor's degree in audio production from the College of Arts and Sciences in 2009, and his professional basketball career included getting drafted by the Harlem Globetrotters. He now works for Jersey City Public Schools and serves as the head coach for the Jersey City AAU Heat.